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entertained, ppl. a.|ɛntəˈteɪnd|
[f. entertain v. + -ed1.]
In senses of the verb.
†1. Taken into service; enlisted. Obs.
1589Greene Menaphon (Arb.) 34 Love that smiled at his newe interteined champion.
2. a. That is receiving hospitality; b. that is the object of efforts to amuse or gratify. Chiefly absol.
1856C. M. Yonge Daisy Chain i. xx. (1879) 206 It was perfect delight to entertainers and entertained. 1860O. W. Holmes Prof. Breakf.-t. 32 We are the entertainer and the entertained. |